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America

The Essential Learning Edition
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America by David E. Shi offers a richly narrated history of the United States, blending colourful biographical sketches and vivid first-person quotations. This edition expands its scope to include diverse voices, enhancing coverage of Latino/a experiences, women and gender, African American, Native American, immigration, and LGBTQ history.
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Ideal for students and readers seeking a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to American history with an emphasis on diverse perspectives and critical analysis skills.

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David Shi's rich storytelling style fills America's celebrated narrative with colourful biographical sketches and vivid first-person quotations.

The latest edition welcomes more diverse voices with new coverage of the Latino/a experience, as well as ongoing enhanced coverage of women and gender, African American, Native American, immigration, and LGBTQ history.

The Essential Learning Edition surrounds these stories with a framework that guides reading and develops the skills required for analysing primary and secondary sources.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780393542677

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Multiple-component retail product

Date Published: 01 July 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: WW Norton & Co

Edition: Third Edition

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 46.0mm

Width: 206.0mm

Height: 257.0mm

Weight: 2359g

Pages: 1552

About the Author

David Emory Shi?is president emeritus and professor emeritus at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. After receiving his PhD from the University of Virginia, he taught for seventeen years at Davidson College, where he won the Distinguished Teaching Award and served as History Department Chair. In addition to authoring the best-selling America: A Narrative History family of books, he is the author of several books focusing on American cultural history, including the award-winning?The Simple Life: Plain Living and High Thinking in American Culture?and?Facing Facts: Realism in American Thought and Culture, 1850โ€“1920. While serving as a Trustee at several colleges, he remains highly engaged with students and instructors around the country with his many annual โ€œauthor-in-residenceโ€ campus visits.

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